On the morning of the 19th [of August 1881] we sighted the island of Saint Mathews, passing three miles to the eastward of it, its highest peaks only showing above the fog.

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‘but he just makes gangster films’ (YouTube) Martin Scorsese isn’t your average director. With a career spanning over four decades, he’s created some of the most celebrated American films of all time. Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Casino; Scorsese has defined the modern gangster film. Yet, this is just one side of his filmography. However, today I’ll look beyond this, and try to identify a wider style that is present throughout his work. Stay tuned for an examination of Scorsese’s childhood roots, cinematic influences and his key collaborators, which all combine to create some of the best films ever put to screen.

Report of the International polar expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, in response to the resolution of the [U.S.] House of representatives of December 11, 1884 (archive.org) The Secretary of War has the honor to transmit to the House of Representatives the report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, together with the letter of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army, of this date, submitting the report to this Department, the same being furnished in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of December 11, 1884, as follows : “Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to transmit to the House of Representatives, if not inconsistent with the public service, the report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, by Lieut. P. H. Ray, U. S. Army, for the years 1881, 1882, and 1883.” ROBERT T. LINCOLN, Secretary of War.